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    Integrating literature into teaching math can be an exciting way for children to learn a new math concept while enjoying a story. Many times the student doesn’t even know math is incorporated into the story. The children’s book 10 minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann‚ is a about a little boy and his adventure in getting to bed with the help of some pet hamsters. The hamsters help count down the time as the young boy cleans up his toy‚ gets dressed in his pajamas‚ brushes his teeth‚ and reads a bedtime

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    Peggy McIntosh and Tim Wise talks about white privilege; Peggy McIntosh explains how she enjoyed the white privilege through her life experience. She mentions how she always feels comfortable in public places when she uses credit card and checks or even browses in stores. She will never notice any shadowed or suspicious looks from security guards. Not only that‚ Peggy talks about how white privilege makes her life easier as a parent. In the Same way Tim Wise shows in his lecture that white men will

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    Matos “Mixed Messenger” By: Peggy Orenstein In the reading‚ “Mixed Messenger”‚ Peggy Orenstein has an interesting take on her thoughts on racial identity‚ the role of race in society‚ Obama‚ and America’s rapidly growing‚ bi-racial nature. As a white mother of a biracial child‚ Orenstein has an interesting point as to how people view races and how discriminating and stereotypical people can be towards the mixing of races. For example‚ when Orenstein writes about the time “at the airport

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    writer for the New York Times‚ Peggy Orenstein stresses in her article‚ Cinderella and Princess Culture‚ that the "princess craze" and "girlie-girl" culture is ruining young girls as they feel constantly pressured to be perfect. Orenstein also recognizes the fact that large companies like Disney are responsible for pushing the princess craze. Peggy Orenstein elaborates on how the classic fairytale of Cinderella does indeed have a negative effect on girls. Orenstein clearly states and debates throughout

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    Princess in Disguise “Cinderella and Princess Culture” written by Peggy Orenstein argues that not every girl says or wants to be a like a princess. She says everyone assumes that every little girl’s favorite colors are pink and purple. Not every girl wants to be princesses like most people think. Orenstein stresses in her article that the princesses craze culture is ruining young girls life’s as they feel constantly pressured to be perfect. “I have been taken by surprise by the princess craze

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    that "girls choosing the fairy-tale ending is not such a bad thing" (667). However Peggy Orenstein‚ a contributing writer for The New York Times‚ would completely disagree with that statement. Orenstein stresses in her article Cinderella and Princess Culture that the "princess craze" and "girlie-girl" culture is ruining young girls as they feel constantly pressured to be perfect (673). Poniewozik and Orenstein have conflicting claims in their articles as both define Cinderella differently. Poniewozik

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    real life portrayals and suggests that there are quite a few princesses in existence who are strong and self-determined and not weak and helpless. Like Poniewozik‚ Peggy Orenstein examines roles of princesses; however‚ she does so in a different light. Self-proclaimed feminist and author of “Cinderella and Princess Culture‚” Orenstein describes how as a mother of the Grranimals era she is struggling with her daughter growing up in the princess world (671). The author points out many different aspects

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    his article by taking a stance against the princess movement‚ but then throughout the rest of his article he talks about how the movement is good for young girls by showing that they can control their own destiny. Unlike the "Princess Paradox"‚ Peggy Orenstein ’s article "Cinderella and Princess Culture" takes a stance against the princess movement by stating that the movement is ruining the minds of young girls. Although both authors have feminist points of view‚ they have opposite opinions on how

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    Princess Culture”‚ Peggy Orenstein starts off by telling us how she came “unhinged” at the dentist’s office whenever the dentist asked Orenstein’s daughter if she wanted to sit in the princess throne. Orenstein immediately attacks the dentist‚ claiming that every daughter does not need to be a princess in this world today. Orenstein mainly discusses the Disney consumer products having a major influence on the young girls today. Although in both of these articles‚ Orenstein and Poniewozik act

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    In the article‚ “Cinderella and Princess Culture”‚ Peggy Orenstein‚ a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine‚ explores the successful “princess” market and how it negatively impacts young children. Orenstein claims that the princess culture promotes a common gender stereotype of women to young children‚ especially young girls; therefore‚ society should lessen the encouragement of being a “princess” and fortify their promotion to a more strong-willed role model (327). Although the article

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